Washing-machine.



kPA'IENTED MAR. 13, 1906.

. J. V. DA SILVEIRA.

WASHING MACHINE. A

l APPLICATION -IE'ILEI) MAR.9, 1905.

- UNITED STATES PATENT onirica.

JOHN v. DA` siiiviiinimmn, CALIFORNIA.

' l l WASHING-MACHINE. i

Specification' of Letters Patent.

ratenteoi Maren 13, 1906.

California, have invented new and usefulImprovements inWashing-Machines, of'which ,j the following is a specification.

`details of construction, which will be more other and serving to holplace, and thus maintain the false end in posiy is carried therein.

- Myinvention relates to a machine which is particularly designed forwashing clothes.

It consists in a combination of parts and in fully explained byreference to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1` is alongitudinal section of my machine. Fig. 2 is a cross-section of samewith dasher removed. Fig. 3 is a plan view of cover, showing opening.Fig. 4 is a section through dasher.

As. shown in the drawings, A is an outer fcase, which may beIrectangular or of other I have here shown it as rec-- suitable form.tangular and as having a cover B, which is hingedto one side so as to beopened or closed at will.

At one end of this case is fitted a false end piece, as at `2, and thispiece is separated from the end and maintalne'd in position byvertically-removable standards 3, these standards being located betweenythe false end piece 2 and the fixed end of the box. The standards areofsuch length as to stand upon the bottom of the boxand to thus maintainthe false end 2 in position.\ Each of these standards has a projectinglug or shoulder 4, and upon these shouldersthe bar 5 is supported,extending from one to the the standards in tion. As a preferredconstruction I herein show the false end as extending only up to thelevel of the cross-piece 5, and a supplemental extension 6 may rest uponthe top of the false end 2, extending across the width of the boxandbeing su ported against the uprights 8, as shown. nthe false end 2 andin the opposite fixed end of the casing are made openlngs to receive thejournal-shaft 7 ,which Upon this shaft are the disks 8, and extendingbetween these disks are bars 9. One end of the shaft extends through thefixed end of the case A and is fitted to receive the hub of a wheel 10,which may be removably secured thereto by a pin passing through the'huband shaft or in other suitable way. Through this wheel power may beapplied by any of the usual methods to turn the shaft andv itsattachments.

Through' the shaft 7 are'iitted the pins 11,

which are locked, so as to project radially from the shaft, and they aresecured by pins or keys, as at 12, so that by removing these keys thepins may also be removed. Normally the ins project between thehorizontal .bars 9 an extend beyond them. The interior of the case A isfitted with longitudinal V-shaped ribs 18, extending from end to endupon the sides, bottom, and upon the cover which closes the case.

When small clothes are to be washed, the pins 1 1 are in position in theshaft, and water, with suitable soap or cleansing material, being placedin the box the small clothing is o ved by` engagement with the ends ofthe arms 11 and carried around in contact with the ribs 18 until theyare cleansed.

When it is desired to wash larger articles, as blankets and heavy goods,the pins 11 are removed from the shaft, and the bars 9 then serve toengage with the larger articles and dash them through the "cleansingliquid until they are-thoroughly washed.

When it is desired to remove the beatershaft from the apparatus, theWheel is first removed from` the projecting end of the shaft. j

The horizontal bar 5` being lifted from the lugs 4, the vertical braces3 can beV taken out, and the false end 2 may then be moved into the openspace at'that end of the box or casing until sufficient space isprovided to allow the revoluble beater to be moved endwise' IOO sition,and the supplemental false end piece 6 being set in position between thetop of the false end 2 and the under side of the cover the Workingportion ofthe box is practically closed from the other space.

Whatever water may pass through the interstices and into the endchambermay be Adrawn off through a faucet or, cock at the bottom of thebox, as shown.

For convenience inremoving the clothes from the apparatus and partiallydrying them I have shown the cover B of the box IIO having a eut-awayportion, as at 15, so that the end of the box is exposed, and thisexposed end serves as a point to which awringer may be attached andremain permanently in place without interfering with the opening andclosing of the cover B.

When the clothes are passed through the wringer, it is desirable to havesome receiver for them. bottom 16, movable in guides beneath the bottomof the part A and having foldable support 17. When not in use, this partis slid in beneath the box A. The support 17 is folded up and isretained in place by a turnable button 18 or equivalent contrivance.When it is to be used, the support is released and the bottom 16 is slidout to a distance sufficient to hold the tub which may be set thereon.The support being turned down supports the outer end of the slidablebottom. The inner end is properly supported by the guides in which itslides. Thus a tub to receive the clothes may be supported in closeproximity with the wringer.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination in a washing-machine of a box having internallongitudinally-disposed ribs, a shaft having end disks and arms, ajournal-opening in one of the ends of the box through which one of theshaft-journals passes, a supplemental false piece at the opposite end ofthe box said false piece having a bearing for the journal at theopposite end of the beater-shaft, said supplemental end being movable todisengage it from the beatershaft and to allow the latter to be removed.

2. The combination in a washing-machine of a box or casing havinglongitudinally-disposed ribs upon its top bottom and sides, a shafthaving end disks and arms, a remov- I have therefore shown a slidableable false end piece spaced from one end of the box said false piece andthe opposite end of the case having means for supporting the journalends of the shaft, said shaft being extended beyond the box at one endand provided with means whereby the shaft may be rotated, and barsextending between the disks near their peripheries.

3. In a washing-machine, the combination of a box having ribs upon itsbottom and sides, a removable false end, a shaft journaled in said falseend and the opposite end of the box said shaft being extended beyond thebox and provided with means whereby it may be rotated, a cover for thebox said cover having ribs upon its under surface, said false endterminating short of said cover, verticallyremovable standards formaintaining the false end in position, said standards having lugs orshoulders, a bar supported on said lugs and. adapted to hold thestandards in place, and a supplemental piece interposed between the topof the false end and the cover and supported against said standards.

4:. In a washing-machine, a box having a hinged cover, a shaft withbeaters and radial arms, a false and movable end located at a distancefrom one of the main box ends and carrying one of the journals of thebeatershaft, the other journal extending through the opposite end of thebox and having a removable crank-wheel iixed thereto, said cover havingmeans permitting the attachment olE a wringer to the 'fixed end of thebox.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

JOHN V. DA SILVEIRA.

Witnesses:

HENRY P. TRrooU, S. II. NoURsE.

